1 Timothy 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the appointment of God our Savior, and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

2 to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

to Timothy, my true son in the faith; grace, mercy, peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

As, on going into Macedonia, I besought you to remain in Ephesus, that you might charge some that they teach no other thing,

4 and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.

nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which produce disputes rather than godly edification, which is in faith;

5 But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,

(Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and out of a good conscience, and out of faith unfeigned:

6 from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,

which things some not having aimed at, have turned aside to idle disputation,

7 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say nor about what they strongly affirm.

desiring to be teachers of law, though understanding neither what they say nor of what they boldly affirm.

8 But we know that the law is good if a person uses it lawfully,

But we know that the law is good, if any one use it lawfully;

9 as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and for scorners, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for man-slayers,

10 for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,

for lewd persons, for sodomites, for men-stealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and for whatever other thing is opposed to sound teaching,

11 according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which has been intrusted to me.

12 I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service,

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me power, because he counted me faithful, and put me into the ministry;

13 although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

me, I say, who before was a reviler and a persecutor and an overbearing man. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief:

14 The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

and the grace of our Lord was very abundant with faith, and love which is in Christ Jesus.

15 The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

Assuredly true and worthy of all acceptation is this saying: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

16 However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

But for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all long-suffering, for an example to those who might afterward believe on him in order to life eternal. (aiōnios g166)

17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

Now to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, be honor and glory from age to age. Amen.) (aiōn g165)

18 I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, in accordance with the preceding prophecies concerning you, that by them you may war the good warfare,

19 holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,

holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust from them, as it respects faith have made shipwreck; of whom are Hymenæus and Alexander,

20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

whom I have delivered to Satan, that they may learn not to revile.